CVE-2025-20112

A vulnerability in multiple Cisco Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to excessive permissions that have been assigned to system commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing crafted commands on the underlying operating system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted shell and gain root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need administrative access to the ESXi hypervisor.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2026, 00:35

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Summary
  • (es) Una vulnerabilidad en varios productos de Cisco Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions podría permitir que un atacante local autenticado eleve los privilegios de root en un dispositivo afectado. Esta vulnerabilidad se debe a la asignación excesiva de permisos a los comandos del sistema. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad ejecutando comandos manipulados en el sistema operativo subyacente. Una explotación exitosa podría permitir al atacante escapar del shell restringido y obtener privilegios de root en el sistema operativo subyacente de un dispositivo afectado. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, un atacante necesitaría acceso administrativo al hipervisor ESXi.

21 May 2025, 17:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-21 17:15

Updated : 2026-04-15 00:35


NVD link : CVE-2025-20112

Mitre link : CVE-2025-20112

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-20112


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-268

Privilege Chaining